Celeron N3050 vs i3-8100B

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-8100B
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
3.76
+916%
Celeron N3050
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.37

Core i3-8100B outperforms Celeron N3050 by a whopping 916% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8100B and Celeron N3050 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14833041
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency5.475.83
Architecture codenameno dataBraswell (2015−2016)
Release dateno data1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Core i3-8100B and Celeron N3050 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.16 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cache6 MB Intel® Smart Cache0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8100B and Celeron N3050 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1440FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8100B and Celeron N3050. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i3-8100B and Celeron N3050 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8100B and Celeron N3050 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8100B and Celeron N3050. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 Series
Max video memory64 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz600 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-8100B and Celeron N3050 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-8100B and Celeron N3050 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-8100B and Celeron N3050 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12+
OpenGL4.5+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8100B and Celeron N3050.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes164
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i3-8100B 3.76
+916%
Celeron N3050 0.37

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i3-8100B 5979
+917%
Celeron N3050 588

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i3-8100B 1245
+693%
Celeron N3050 157

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i3-8100B 3558
+1194%
Celeron N3050 275

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.76 0.37
Integrated graphics card 3.09 0.77
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

i3-8100B has a 916.2% higher aggregate performance score, 301.3% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron N3050, on the other hand, has 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-8100B is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3050 in performance tests.


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